CLEVELAND — Across the county and on Sunday, there were celebrations over the Democratic win of former Vice President Joe Biden to the office of the president of the United States.
In Cleveland, supporters held a “Celebration of Democracy" event in Public Square to commemorate the historic win.
Though the event celebrated those who won the election, some speakers underscored the significance of Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’s new place in history.
“Our nation elected its first woman and first person of color as its VP,” one speaker said. “She was a bold, but a much-needed choice.”
The downtown party marked the second day in a row of such celebrations. On Saturday, there were cheers in Market Square when the race was called.
All weekend long, some local Republicans have kept quiet, with President Trump yet to concede.
Legal experts point out though he does have a right to challenge the count, he must also prove the outcome could change the election.
“You have to affect enough electoral votes to actually switch and show that President Trump was the winner. Is this possible? Yes. Is it likely? No,” said Lee Fisher, dean of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
Fisher adds President Trump should also consider his legacy.
“Do you want to be known as someone who was a gracious loser or a sore loser?” Fisher asked Sunday.
Yet in hotly contested states, such as Nevada, it is the President’s legacy that continues to fuel his supporters.
“Hundreds of Republicans were disenfranchised, were denied the right to vote both on election day and leading up in the early vote,” said the Chairman of the American Conservative Union, Matt Schlapp, without providing examples. “They were put through a process that was impossible to satisfy in order to cast their legal vote.”
Such supporters pledge it is not over yet.